Home?

I flew home on Jan. 13-14. My route was Little Cayman to Cayman Brac, then Brac to Grand Cayman, then on to Miami. Then I flew Miami to L.A. and finally the next day I flew L.A. to Reno. The in-flight photo is my last flight from L.A. to Reno. You can see the California Coastline and Channel Islands in the background.

I'm home, I think. I have dreams of Little Cayman every night...

Last Boat Day, Last Work Day

I'm done. Today was my last day working as a divemaster at Pirates Point Resort. I led 4 divers and did two dives. Pictured are Divemaster Mike, Divemaster Me, and Boat Captain Michelle. We had a nice day, in pretty calm conditions.

So how did I do? Well, I never caused any damage to the boat; I never fell overboard or hurt myself; and I never got any divers lost or injured. So I guess I did okay as a divemaster. :-)

I have 2 days to play on the island and then I head home. It's been a great adventure, now I must return to my land life...of sleeves and pants, real shoes (ugh), long underwear and parkas.

Only One Week Left

Tonight's sunset (pictured) from my condo was spectacular. The day was warm and calm, with only a hint of breeze. Ahhhh. I worked on the boat and led a dive at a favorite site, Mixing Bowl on Bloody Bay Wall. The dive was uneventful...until the very end when a large eagle ray cruised past in the shallows. Yay! I only have four days of work left and I leave in six days -- only a few more sunsets and a few more dives. Here I'm surrounded by water... meanwhile my home in Truckee is surrounded by frozen water, walls of snow. It's going to be a rough transition...

Fireworks and Flying Friends

Happy New Year from the tropics! As you can see, we enjoyed some great fireworks, three fireworks shows to be exact on one 10-mile-long island! I took all of it in, riding my trusty bike from point to point, with sustenance from a special libation in my water bottle!!! Couldn't stay out too late though, as I was divemastering the next morning. Led divers yesterday and today -- excellent dives with lots of critters, including sharks, turtles, barracudas, crabs, lobsters and nudibranchs.

Also, pictured one of my heron neighbors. He likes to hang out in pond, and the road...we've had a couple of near collisions at night. The bird life on the island is excellent. We have herons, egrets, frigates, boobies, terns, whistling ducks and other winged residents and visitors.